App to monitor network connectivity

English Network/Internet
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Morning,
Wondering if there is a “low resource” app, that I can install, to monitor/notify of network connectivity?
ie run in the background, and even if I am away, notify me (when I am back - dialogue box?) of any drops in the network, and even better if it will let me know for how long etc.
I believe my wifi has become quite unreliable recently (was actually wondering whether it may have been an update??), but would just be good to be able to monitor on an on-going basis…

Thanks.

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@hornetster you need to provide details on your desktop environment.

Check the journalctl -b | grep NetworkManager output should suffice to see if there have been dropouts.

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Whoops, sorry, where has my sig gone… :joy: KDE/Plasma.

Yeah, journalctl is handy, but would be nice not to have to remember stuff! :grinning:

Thanks.

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tcpdump

Simple intro: tcpdump for Dummies

If you’re not comfortable with CLI, I’ve heard good things about Portmaster, although it has been recently purchased by IVPN, and I’m not sure if it’s still free, and if it is, if the free version is outdated

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Tcpdump is fantastic but I would think a bit overkill for this need.

Something like wavemon seems closer to the requirement, but lives in a terminal window…

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Or wifimimo that seems to come with Plasma widget. I have no experience with this personally…

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Thanks, will give that/them a try…